Today is the birthday of the very first President of the United States, George Washington. Happy birthday, Mr. President! With Lincoln and Washington being lumped together on Presidents’ Day, I’m afraid that people will one day forget these two men had separate birthdays and our first President was born seventy-seven years before the sixteenth one. […]
Feb 21, 2015
Soggy Saturday
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The rain has washed almost all the snow off rooftops and grass. The ground drinks up the rain like a thirsty person downs a glass of water. The day is beginning in a dark, damp way and who knows what kind of weather will follow this soggy Saturday. This morning I watched part of a Smithsonian documentary […]
Feb 20, 2015
In the Depths of Darkness
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This was no labyrinth we traveled. No other tunnels intersected this one. The passageway led steeply down with no twists and turns. With each step, we descended farther into the subterranean depths of Ventris County and we were still as lost as we had been above ground. Grabbing my mother’s wrist, I stood, pulling her up […]
Feb 19, 2015
Not What It Seems
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I woke up this morning expecting to see another clear day dawning, as yesterday was. Instead, the sky is pewter gray, snow still covers rooftops and lawns and, actually, the weather looks as if more snow is on the way. If a very red sunrise is any indication, the day will be wintry. Does anyone […]
Feb 18, 2015
Grandma Is a Mystery Writer
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I could have stopped with the title after the word “mystery” and probably my family would agree. What is it about writers of mysteries? Do we look suspicious because we look at people suspiciously? Do we see ulterior motives where there are none? Do we live a restless life of turning over rocks, peering into […]
Feb 17, 2015
Glisteny, Glittery World
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The sun shines on a snow and ice-covered world. Tiny sparkles of diamonds and rubies glitter in my yard as the sun picks hidden jewels out of the snow. The sky arches an innocent blue over all but never mind that–tonight we have about a 30 per cent chance of more snow. Of course, that means there […]
